It's so good to be home again. My first stop in the US was visiting friends Sandy, Adrian, and Diane in Florida and also eating my way through all of the American junk food that I've missed over the last 6 months. One universal about travelling is that it does make you more appreciative of the thousands of things that you take for granted at home. Back in Santa Fe, I'm looking for a place to live and trying to reintroduce myself to my cat. Hopefully we will be settled in by June 5 and starting the unpacking phase.
In the meantime, I look back on the trip and realize what an incredible experience it was. The places I've seen and the people I've met have made my life so much richer. As much as I can't wait to get settled, I have to admit that I have already started planning "round the world" trip 3 (one of the side effects of having early onset travel addiction.)
Finally, it is so important to acknowledge the team of people who made it possible for me to make this extraordinary journey - my friends Renae from new Hampshire, Diane from Florida, and Lynn from Santa Fe kept me sane, safe, and on the road. I don't think anyone can make a trip like this without a support team back home. My sincere thanks to you and to the wonderful friends (including my Brother Eddie) who reminded me that I wasn't alone and that there were people caring and encouraging my not-so-temporary insanity. I love this quote and I dedicate it to both my old and new friends-
"The journey home is never a direct route; it is in fact, always circuitous, and somewhere along the way, we discover that the journey is more significant than the destination, and that the people we meet along the way will be the traveling companions of our memories forever."
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